Professor Gu's daily life in the countryside after his rebirth

When it was getting dark, Zhao Dani came out of her daughter-in-law Zhang Qiaomei's room, then twisted her body and went into the room of Gu Jun and his wife.

Gu Jun went out after dinner and hasn't come back yet. All that was left was Zhao Hongmei lying on her back on the kang to rest.

When she heard the door open, she thought it was Gu Jun coming back, but when she stood up and looked, it turned out to be Zhao Dani.

Zhao Hongmei curled her lips, thinking to herself that this old man was really rude. Not only did he not knock before entering the house, he didn't even say a word before entering. She had reminded him countless times, but he still acted like this.

But he didn't show it on his face. He still stood up politely and called for milk.

After Zhao Dani looked around the house a few times, she came up to Zhao Hongmei and whispered in her ear, "Hongmei, you heard what your grandfather said about housework this afternoon. What do you think?"

Zhao Hongmei felt disdain for Zhao Dani's attitude. She slightly tilted her body to distance herself from her and said nonchalantly, "Why, if we don't do it tomorrow morning, will Liu Xiaoxi let us go to work on an empty stomach?"

What Zhao Hongmei was thinking was that Liu Xiaoxi had always been a soft-hearted person. Wasn't it because she had been pushing all the things at home onto her again and again?

Besides, with Gu Zhan's soft personality, the few words he said at the dinner table today were probably his limit.

As long as I take a tougher stance tomorrow, I'm afraid he won't dare to say a word.

After hearing what her granddaughter-in-law said, Zhao Dani also felt that it made a lot of sense.

I guess that little bastard will just go crazy today, and will still be the same timid and useless person tomorrow.

"Then it's settled. Neither you nor your mother-in-law should go out to make breakfast tomorrow morning. Remember?"

"I got it, tits!"

After Zhao Dani left, Zhao Hongmei lay on the kang and recalled what happened at noon today. She couldn't help but think of the look that Gu Zhan gave Gu Jun at the dinner table, and her heart trembled.

Then he thought of Gu Zhan’s previous cowardly character, and guessed that this was just an accident, so he didn’t think much about it.

The next morning, at around five o'clock, Liu Xiaoxi woke up just as the sky was getting light. Looking out the window at the sky outside, she felt anxious. It was almost too late to prepare breakfast for the whole family.

She hurriedly lifted the quilt and was about to put on the clothes on the kang when Gu Zhan's warm big hand reached out from under the quilt and pulled her into the quilt.

"What? I'm late making breakfast."

Gu Zhan forced himself to stay sleepy and yawned: "It's okay, you don't have to make breakfast today."

"But there's been no movement outside. If we don't do anything, I'm afraid everyone will go hungry."

"It's okay to skip a meal or two. We still worked on an empty stomach when we had no food to eat before. Besides, they will probably learn their lesson only when they go hungry."

"Wife, lie down for a while. Our daughter also needs her mother to rest well so that she can grow up healthily."

After Gu Zhan mentioned this, Liu Xiaoxi no longer hesitated.

She did have some complaints about working so hard in the Gu family for the past six months, but she liked Gu Zhan and felt that she could overcome all these difficulties.

Now that she is pregnant and will have her and Gu Zhan's child, she wants to be a little selfish, just like Gu Zhan said, to at least give the child a healthy body.

Zhang Qiaomei and Zhao Hongmei had been awake for more than half an hour, and had been listening carefully to the movement of Liu Xiaoxi's door. There was still no movement until after 5:30, and Zhang Qiaomei finally couldn't bear it anymore and opened the door and walked out.

As soon as I went out, I saw that the half-grown chicks that had been staying peacefully in the chicken coop had all flown out and were running around the yard. Especially the wild vegetables that Liu Xiaoxi had placed under the eaves last night, they had been pecked all over the ground.

When Zhang Qiaomei saw this scene in the yard and the quiet yard, she felt dizzy.

So she's the only one who's diligent, right?

But when she thought of the look in her father-in-law's eyes when he was having lunch yesterday, she didn't dare to act up now. According to what they had said yesterday, it was her or her daughter-in-law Hongmei's turn to make breakfast today.

Zhang Qiaomei thought for a moment, then walked directly to her son's door and banged on it vigorously: "Hongmei, get up and make breakfast."

When Zhao Hongmei saw her mother-in-law walking out, she had already guessed what she was going to do. When she heard her mother-in-law knocking on the door, she quickly closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.

Gu Jun played with some friends in the village until midnight last night. He was still half asleep when he heard his own mother yelling at the door. His anger immediately flared up: "Mom, stop yelling, I'm sleeping."

Hearing her son's words, Zhang Qiaomei thought that since her son had heard it, her daughter-in-law must have heard it too, so she shouted through the door: "Hongmei, hurry up and get up, the sun is about to come out, it will be too late if you don't make breakfast."

Zhao Hongmei curled her lips and ignored him, covering her head and continuing to sleep.

After waiting for a long time and seeing that her daughter-in-law still didn't get up, Zhang Qiaomei could only suppress her anger and go to the kitchen to busy herself.

It had been a while since she last cooked, and when she entered the kitchen again, Zhang Qiaomei felt that everything she did was unfamiliar, and her anger intensified. Liu Xiaoxi was fine, but her daughter-in-law was actually so ungrateful that she didn't even get up early to help.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and the strength in his hands grew stronger. The sound of kitchen utensils colliding could be heard in every room in the quiet morning.

When the chaotic breakfast was almost ready, everyone in each room had gotten up, washed up, and started walking towards the main room.

Zhao Hongmei saw her mother-in-law busy in the kitchen with a gloomy face. She couldn't bear it anymore and went to the kitchen to serve the meal despite her anger.

When Zhang Qiaomei saw Zhao Hongmei entering the kitchen, she couldn't help but taunt him, "Hey, Hongmei, you're up now? The meal isn't even on the table yet, you're up too early."

Zhao Hongmei had been married for less than a year, and despite her youth, she was still a bit embarrassed by her mother-in-law's direct ridicule. She made up an excuse: "Mom, I had a stomachache this morning and I'm not feeling well."

Zhang Qiaomei snorted and said nothing more.

Zhao Hongmei tactfully brought the porridge into the main room.

Breakfast was still corn porridge, with some leftover corn tortillas from yesterday. Even though the corn tortillas had been heated up, the color still didn't look very good.

Seeing that there were still various corn-based foods on the table, Gu Zhan felt helpless.

In this era, this place is too poor and the conditions are too backward. There is almost no extra productivity to improve living conditions. It is a blessing to be able to eat enough and not go hungry.

But... he glanced at Liu Xiaoxi's flat belly. He had to find a way to improve the current conditions. He couldn't go on like this.